The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-07
THE WORK DONE.
The Laws that Were Passed by the
Twentieth Legislature.
A Resume of the Laws Enacted
During the Last "Weary
Three Months"

give in about four books the laws they
have passed, with q brief synopsis of
each.
Chapter 1 S. H. B. No. Alan act
making an appropriation for the mileage
and per diem pay of the members, and
the per diem pay of the officers and en-
ployes of the Twentieth legislature. This
is as rule the first bill passed by every leg.
islature:
Chapter s, H. B. No. 5].-An act
making an appropriation of $4,000 to
defray the contingent expenses of tn
Twentieth legislature.
Chapter S. II, B. No. "a - An act
to provide for the relief of citizens of
Texas suffering by reason of
the drouth; to make an ap-
preparation therefor, and to prescribe the
manner in which it shall be attributed.
This was the first real legislation, and ap-
propriated 100000 to be distributed to
the drouth sufferers by three commits
sioners selected by the governor. Chap
ter 4 S. H. B. No. % An act to create
the county of Brewster and to provide for
its organization. Brewster county is ore
ated out of Preside county, and is at
tached to the Thirty fourth judicial dis
trict, Eleventh congressional, Twenty
eighth senatorial and Eightieth repre-
sentative districts.
Chapter S. B. No. 81 An act
amending article 4, title 2, CT the revised
civil statutes, so as to read as follows:
''All oaths, affidavits or affirmations, neces-
sary or required by law, may be admins
tered and certificate Of the fact given
by any Judge or CLERK of court of record,
| a,Nft ba in
within this state" The principal change
is the addition of "notary public"
Chapter 6 S. B. No. ~ An act to
amend article GIT, chapter 2, code of
criminal procedure. 1t reads as follows:
"No defendant in a capital case shall be
brought to trial until he has had one day
service of a copy of the names of persons
summoned under special venire facias,
except where he valves the right, or is on
ball. and when such a defendant is on
bail he shall not be brought to trial until
after one day from the time the list of
persons so summoned shall have been re-
turned to the clerk of the court in which
said prosecution is pending; but the clerk
shall furnish the defendant, or his coun-
sci, list of the persons so summoned
upon their application therefor.
Chapter s. B. No. 103 Repeal chap
ter 30, general laws of the Seventeenth
legislature, granting certificates to veter-
ans, known as the veteran 1880 acre lane
certificate act"
Capter S. B. No. 102 AN act to au
thorize railway companies to abandon
certain portions of their roads near the
coast, when their termini are at points
where towns being county sites have been
destroyed by storms and cyclones. This
act had especial reference to the railroad
running to Indianola.
Chapter H. B. No. 5].-An act to
amend art. 318, chap. A. title 8, of the pc
nal code, in regard to unlawfully carrying
arms. 1t reads as follows:
Article 318.-If any person in the state
shall carry on or about his person, saddle
or his saddlebags, any pistol, dirk, dagger
slung shot, sword cane, spear, or knuckles
made of any metal or any hard substance
bowie knife, or any other knife manufac-
tured or sold for purposes foffense OF
defense, he shall be punished by fine OF
not less than twenty-five nor more than
two hundred dollars, and shall be confined
in the county jail not less than twenty mol
more than sixty days.
Chapter 10 H. B. No Alan act tc
amend article 528, chapter 7, title Is, OF
the penal code, more fully defining rape
1t reads as follows:
Article 528.-Rape is the carnal know
ledge of a woman, without her consent
obtained by force, threats or fraud; OF
the carnal knowledge of a female under
the age of ten years, with or without con-
sent, and with or without the use of force
threats or fraud; or the carnal knowledge
of woman other than the wife of the
person having such carnal knowledge, with
or without consent, and with or without
, force, threats or fraud, such woman being
SO mentally diseased at the time as to
have no will to oppose the act of carnal
knowledge, the person having carnal
knowledge of her knowing her to be Sc
+ mentally diseased.
: Chapter IL H. B. No. 3O4].-An
act extending for ten years
the payment of the principal
of the purchase money for lands pur-
chased under the two acts of the legisla-
r ture, providing for the sale of school
. lands and the sale of asylum lands, re-
spectively.
The reason for this act is that the II
per cent. interest per aunum paid by
the purchasers is a better rate than the
t state can otherwise obtain for the same
amount.
r Chapter II Fl. B. No. 113 AN act tC
= divide the western portion of Tom Greer
, county into six new counties. The names
5 of the counties are Winkler, Loving anC
3 Ward, which are attached to Beeves and
3 Ecton, Crane and Upton, which are at
{ tached to Midland county for the same
reason.
{ Chapter 13 rs. II. B. No. Z Am acI
/ to prohibit aud punish dealing in futures
= and to punish persons for permitting
= their premises to be used for carrying or
| such business, and to repeal an act entitled
? San act to amend chapter 2, title 2, OF
{ the penal code of the state of Texas
adding them to article 354a.'
9 This is known as the "bucket
s shop" act, and prohibits the carrying or
+. or transacting any business commonly
known as produce or stock exchange
or bucket shop, where futures are bought
and sold, with no intention of an aetna
T bona fde delivery of the article or thing
= SO bought OF sold. Penalty from ont
l. hundred to five hundred dollars fine, ant
!. confinement in Jail from thirty days tt
/ six months.
= Chapter IA s. B. No. 81. An act to amen'
- article 1896 of revised civil statutes o
}, Texas. The act pertains to stay OF exc
IS faH 20 f7atioa Of the naaCf